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Rh i won, 2 miles W. of Bid-ford iailw,-y ution, ,. It contains the huil: .m, and it anciently belonged to Tavistock .c. of Exeter, val. il >'.', in the patron, of .ancellor. In the neighbourhood is Kenwio or CMUa from which tie Earl of Devon (allied and dflfrafr'd the' Dane* under their chieftain Hnbha, when he took the : he lacred raven. is II ILL, a hmlt. 1J nulo E. of the vil. of HoUtock, in the co. of Dorset, 8 mile. N.E. of Bea- minstor, and 5 S.W. of Ycovil. A Roman moaaip pave- ment was discovered near this spot some years gmoe by the Earl of llchestcr. ABBOTSIlii:, 11 Kill, a tnshp. in the .par. of Ays- earth, and wap. >u the North Riding of the STf York, 2 miles N.W. of Hawes. The river Ure takes iU rise here. There are several beautiful faUs in ita course. The tnshp. includes the hmlU. of Hard- row, Cotterdalc, Helbeck-Lunds, Ac. The district is principally moorland. ABBOTS1DK, LOW, a tnshp. adjoining High Abbot- side and in the same par., near the picturesque waterfall called Vhiteti.-M Vtco. The two tnshps. are separated n'hiteticia (iill. The hmlts. of Grange, Bowbndge, 10, and Shawcoto are included in this tnshp. There are almahouscs for the reception of six poor widows. Many persons were formerly employed hero in stocking knitting. ABBOTS' ISLE. SM ISLB ABBOTS. a small island in the Bay of Stone- on the south side of Loch Etivo, in the co. of ,tland. IU appearance from the water is very beautiful. '1 i" verdure. ABU"! s KKNSINGTON, a manor in tho par. ol Kensington and bund, of Ossulatone, in the co. ol Middlesex, 4 milos W.8.W. of St. Paul's. This manor v belonged to the Abbey of Abingdon, from 'i-cumstance it derives the first affix to ita name. It is now the site of Holland House, a fine Elizabethan mansion built by Sir W. Cope in 1607. It is the seat of the Earl ! H..lLmd, and in it Addison died. VELL, or ABBOT'S CAH8WELL a par. in the Haytor div. of Teignbridge hund., in tho co. of Devon, 2 miles 8. of Abbots Newton; it lies near the South Devonshire railway, at a short distance from Torbay. Here was anciently a cell to Monta- cute Abbey. Bovey coal, potters' clay, and alum are '. Tho living is a vie. in tho dioc >:i. and in the patron, nf the Lord Cli The church is deUica' I iry. ABBOT'S LANGLEY, a par. and post town in th hund. of Cashio, and lib. of St. Alban's, union of Wa 1 in the en. of Hcftc, 4 mil' > N.W. ..I' Watford, and 1- ili Western railway and < il. The living is a discharged vie. in th Rochester, val. 270, and in tho patron, of th Rev. R. Gee. The church, dedicated to .St. Lav i v the perpendicular English style, with N lately been restored with much taste and contains n : -ides tho tombs of th Raymonds <>f I.nngl< yl.ury, and some ancient brasses i. . ,11, > >l: i ! : :, i' ' been (rrnntr-l to "l'l ll . v ' with clothing. It w:. I-, afterwards Pope Adiim IV., tho only }'.- ', nidius was .in the' l.in!'.. nt Jtcdmorit, and th, , , '. : I : . . .1- in tho dioc. i Olooccst" ,-:.!..! l.y . who has a line I : . , : i ; :...:' e Bristol Channel, is situated on the river Avon, near ownham Ferry, and was formerly the property of St. -LEY/a par. in the hund. of Toseland, iu e co. of Huntingdon, 4 miles 8.E. of St. Neots. It situated on the old Roman road from St. Alban's. he land in the parish is chiefly pasture. The living is vie val 85, in the dine, of Ely. Tho pats, are the lasters and Fellows of Baliol College, Oxford. The hurch, which is dedicated to St. Margaret, is an ancient trncture, with a square embattled tower, in which are ive bolls and a clock. It was entirely repaired in 1864, and has a handsome modern altar-piece in the chancel. ABBOT'S 1.1M11, or HOB LINCH, a hmlt. in the par. of Fladbury, in tho middle div. of tho hund. of )swaldslow, union of Evoshain, in the co. of Worcester, miles E. of Pershoro, and 5 miles N. of Evesham. ABBOTS LOW, near Hopton, in the par. of Wirks- worth, and co. of Derby. Here is a large barrow, in which many British antiquities wore found. 8ft " Ar- chseologia," xii. 8. ABBOT'S-MORETON, a par. in the lower div. of tho hund. of Blackenhurst, union of Alcester, in the co. of Worcester, near Bromsgrove. .The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 116, in the patron, of G. 3. A. Walker, Esq. The village is situated near the Avon, 10 miles E. of Worcester, and 6 from the Bir- mingham and Gloucester railway. ABBOTS-PARK, near Moulton, in the hand, of South Moulton, and co. of Devon, 6 mil' - >uth lloulton, a small place situated on the river Yeo, which rises near Parkham, and runs 8 miles E. to the Torridgc, l>elow Littk'lKim. ABBOT'S RIPTON, a par. in the hund. of nurstmg- stone, in the co. of Huntingdon, 6 miles N i Hunting- don, and 67 from London. The living is a rcet.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 630, and in the patron. f th Rev. P. P. Rooper. The church, which is d" St. Andrew, is an ancient structure, with a low tower. There is a national school for boys and girls, supported liy the inhabitants. At 1 mile distant from the vil. of Abbot's Ripton, are tho hmlts. of Wennington and Wild Goose Lavs. Tho parish was given by II. my II. to Ramsey aobey, whence it passed at the Reformat i ly. Edward Fellows, Esq., is at pre- 13 lord of the manor. ABJ a par. in the hunds. of Ongar and Dunmow, union of Ongor, in tho co. of Kssex, 5 miles N.E. of Ongar, and U from The living is a rect. in the d; in the patron, of Rev. T. Dyer. di di.Md il i., St. Kilino.i.l, i-< i-itn- i Roothirf.-, which rises in tin- North its course for 30 mil", falls into t! .inn. Here is a nir. t ol Hi.- 1 1 takes its name from the efai 1 to tho Abbess of Haikinir. co. Dorset. Sec Sroki . ' ' I - I ' 'N..-i limit, ii. . in OK -Viin-h' >t' -r div. ol ti l.mt.t, 1J mile to tin- N.V. v Alresford. The living is n rect. united with Ili'hin S;oki-, in ;. ' ur> h. which Jets. Al'.r.iiTSTnXI'. a tyth;;. in tin - r.of I,;-,, jarish. and him. I. of Tn^tlicid, in Wiltshire, 7 mil.- S.K. "i iiry. ABBOT-8TBEET, hmlt. in the manor of Kir i 'imborne Minster and huii'l. il'iiry. in tin 10. ..f I),.r-i t. ; J mili> V. of AViin- bornc .Min- 1 n:c is derived lioin the niu rpi, which is now tho collegiate i Inireli ..(' Wimb AISllol.viuWN., ., in the bars, of ( . nock and Xetln reroet, ii. i!. V. .In-, of the Co. of liiil.lii., It del .nit on 81 r.iidir.-t's Ai.l . rrvLn. II. Hamilton, Esq., M.P.
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